Counting begins for Bihar Assembly Elections amid tight security
The Counting of Votes for the Assembly Elections in Bihar is currently underway amid tight security.
The counting process started at 8 am, covering all 243 assembly constituencies at 46 different counting centres across the 38 districts of the state.
Early trends are expected to come after two hours from the beginning of counting.
The polling for Assembly Elections for 243 Constituencies was held in two phases on 6th and 11th November. In this election, Bihar recorded the highest ever polling percentage of 67.13 per cent since 1951.
The electoral fortunes of all two thousand 616, including a total of 258 female candidates who are contesting in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, will also be decided today.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will release seat-wise updates as counting progresses, and by evening, trends are likely to indicate who out of the top contenders – the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or the Mahagathbandhan – is heading for victory.
While most exit polls have favoured the ruling NDA as the clear winner, the Opposition Mahagathbandhan remains confident of defying the projections and coming to power.
Major players in the ruling NDA are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), chief minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). Meanwhile, the Opposition INDIA bloc consists of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress primarily.
While former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav is the INDIA bloc’s CM face, the ruling NDA has made no such announcement. All eyes are also on Nitish Kumar’s future, with the Opposition long claiming that he may not return as chief minister even if the NDA secures a win.